SafeSwim Consortium Holds Its Kick-off Meeting

The SafeSwim consortium officially got to work. On 9 February 2026, the four partner organisations came together for the project's online kick-off meeting, setting a shared vision and a strong coordination framework for the months ahead.

All partners were represented:

• Ivana Haramina — PK Zagreb (Coordinator), Croatia

• Mario Škegro — DSR SuperKid, Croatia

• Sara Martinšek — ŠD Partizan Sevnica, Slovenia

• Boğaçhan Alkan — LIDOSK, Turkey

What we agreed

The meeting laid the foundations for the whole project. Together, the partners:

• Reviewed the project timeline and confirmed each partner's roles and responsibilities

• Selected the certification platform for our future Child Safeguarding Officers — the CPD-accredited VitalSkills / HSQE Safeguarding Children Level 1 course

• Planned the first safeguarding workshop, including dates, venue, and participant recruitment

• Agreed on communication and reporting procedures, including shared tools for day-to-day coordination across the three countries

A strong start

With clear objectives and a motivated team, the kick-off meeting marked the real beginning of SafeSwim's journey. The next milestone: bringing coaches and sports professionals together for our first hands-on safeguarding training.

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